Sponsor
Hearth & Stroke Foundation of Canada, in partnership with the Brain Canada Foundation
For More Information
Applicants should review the full guidelines for eligibility and application information.
Description
As part of the commitment to transform women’s heart and brain health, the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada’s (“Heart & Stroke”) and Brain Canada Foundation (“Brain Canada”) are supporting the 2026/27 Doctoral Personnel Awards for Women’s Heart and/or Brain Health (“WPA-PhD”) in committing up to a total of $400,000. The objective of this competition is to increase the number of researchers and clinician scientists in Canadian universities and research institutions devoted specifically to women’s heart and/or brain health and, in so doing, expand research initiatives in this field. Women include cisgender and transgender women, and trans and non-binary people with shared health experiences who may not identify as women.
Eligibility
Eligibility requirements are dependent on the funding opportunity being applied to. Applicants should review the full description via the guidelines linked above.
Maximum Project Value
Project values are program specific. Please review full details via the guidelines linked above.
Indirect Costs
$0 per sponsor guidelines
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Applicant to submit full PDF of application and signed OR-5 form to Research Services Office via email at research.services@uoguelph.ca. | |
External Deadline | Applicant to submit full application via sponsor portal: CIRCUlink. |